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S. S. WOOD. Sand-Distri'bute-rfor Street-Oars.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ail ATTORNEYS.

N. PETERS. PHOTO-UTMOGRAPMER, WASNINEZTON D c.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN S. WOOD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SAND-DISTRIBUTER FOR STREET-CARS- SPECIFICATION formingpart of LettersPatent No. 225,904, dated March 23, 1880.

Application filed February 10, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STEPHEN SLOAT W001), ofthe city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Sand-Distributers for Horse-(Jars, of which the followingis a specification.

Figure l is an end elevation, partly in section, of the improvement.Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation taken through the line w 00,Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional end elevation taken through the line 3 3Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation taken through the line 2 .2,Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish sand-distributors forhorse-cars to apply sand to the rails to prevent the wheels from slidingupon the rails when the brakes are applied.

The invention consists in the combination, with the frame-work of a carand with hoppers attached to said frame-work, of a mechanism wherebysand may be discharged upon the rails.

A represents the frame, and B the wheels, of the car. To the frame A, infront of the wheels B, are attached hoppers O, to receive sand, andwhich are covered with slides D. The upper parts of the hoppers 0project a little beyond the frame A, so that the sand can be readilypoured into them. From the bottoms of the hoppers 0 short tubes Eproject downward in such positions as to be directly over the rails ofthe track, so that the sand that escapes from them may fall upon thesaid rails.

To the car-frame A is pivoted a shaft, F, the ends of which pass throughholes in the upper parts of the inner sides of the hoppers 0. To theends of the shaft F are attached arms G, which extend down nearly to thebottom of the hoppers O, and have feet H attached to their lower ends.As the shaft F is rocked in its bearings the feet H press the sand downthrough the tubes E, and when the shaft F is locked the feet H cover theupper ends of the tubes E and prevent the sand from escaping.

To the arms G, a little above the feet H, are attached short cross-barsI, to keep the sand in the hoppers O loose, so that it will pass outreadily. To the middle part of the rock-shaft F is attached a short arm,J, to the lower end of which is pivoted theinner end of aconnecting-rod, K. The outer end of the connectingrod K is pivoted to anarm, L, attached to or formed upon the lower end of the vertical rod M,Which works in bearings attached to the dash-board N of the car, and hasa crank, 0, attached to its upper end, so that the driver, by operatingthe crank O, can discharge sand upon the rails to prevent the wheelsfrom slidingnpon the rails when they are held from turning by the brake.The crank 0 passes through a slotted arm or keeper, 1?, attached to theupper edge of the dash-board N, and by which the movement of the saidcrank O is limited. In the keeper P is formed a hole to receive a pin,Q, to lock the crank O in place, and thus prevent the sand from escapingwhen not required for use.

Two hoppers, C, may be used at each end of the car, or one at each end,as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- In a horse-car, the combination, with the frameworkof the car and with the hoppers 0, attached thereto, of thesand-discharging mechanism consisting of the horizontal shaft F, havingarms Gr J, foot H, and stirrer I, the connecting-rod K, and the verticalrod M, having arms L O, substantially as herein shown and described,whereby sand is discharged from the hopper 0 upon the rails, as setforth.

STEPHEN SLOAT WOOD.

Witnesses:

J. B. NoNEs, EM. 1. KELHEIMIER.

